This is why my dad installed battery-backed solar in 2008. The power lines would have been 18k, whereas the solar system was 22k IIRC. Note that this quickly st

This is why my dad installed battery-backed solar in 2008. The power lines would have been 18k, whereas the solar system was 22k IIRC. Note that this quickly stops being a viable option for an actual farmer/rancher, it only provides enough power for a small hobby farm. Regardless, it's entirely feasible for the only utility to be wireless internet via RE, pripane/wood heat, well & septic. None of this is cheap though. OH, and the reason the power lines were so expensive is his neighbor had paid 30k to run the line, which was within 1/4 mile of my dad's place. There was a period of maybe 10 years where any new customers connecting to the line would pay a portion, which would be refunded to the neighbor who originally paid.